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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki “On Making Time to Write” blog post on Tinder Press

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Kate Longworth

MSt tutor Roopa Farooki has a new blog post for Tinder Press “…in the end, being a writer isn’t a grand and complicated thing. A writer is simply someone who makes the time to write.” Read the rest of the … Continue reading →

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MSt tutor Marti Leimbach – “A Word On Agents”

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Kate Longworth

A Word On Agents Marti Leimbach A writer may think of agents in London, New York and elsewhere as gateways to publication in a major house, or she may consider them as fortresses that barricade her from the world of … Continue reading →

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MSt alumna Daisy Johnson “On getting an offer for my writing …”

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Kate Longworth

On getting an offer for my writing … Daisy Johnson I found out I was going to be a Jonathan Cape author on a Thursday morning at eleven. My agent, Jack Ramm at Eve White, had told me the night … Continue reading →

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MSt tutor Wendy Brandmark: “On Letting go of a Novel”

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Kate Longworth

On Letting go of a Novel Wendy Brandmark The launch of novel is an odd experience. Suddenly a book which never let go of me, no matter how exasperated I became with the puzzle of its story and bothersome group … Continue reading →

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Video about the MSt

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Kate Longworth

A new video of staff and students talking about the MSt …   You can also view it on YouTube  

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MSt tutor Alice Jolly, winner of the VS Pritchett Prize 2014, reflects on winning

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Kate Longworth

Two Ways To Win A Prize Alice Jolly Just recently I won the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize which is awarded by the Royal Society of Literature for the best unpublished short story of the year. I have never won … Continue reading →

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Video: MSt alumna Agnes Davis talks about her entry for the Medicine Unboxed Creative Prize 2014

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Kate Longworth

Tom de Freston talks to Agnes Davis about her entry for the prize, ‘LaLa’. The winner, decided by judges Melanie Pappenheim, Tom De Freston, John Carey, Rhidian Brook and Philip Gross will be announced at Medicine Unboxed: Frontiers conference on … Continue reading →

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Podcast: MSt Director Dr Clare Morgan, MSt Alumnus James Benmore, MSt Tutor Sam Thomson, and Samantha Shannon on writing

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Kate Longworth

James Benmore (Kellogg), Samantha Shannon (St Anne’s) and Sam Thompson (St Anne’s) talked about their work as writers at the annual Oxford University Alumni Weekend. You can read up about the event here  or catch up with the conversation online.

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